Sparking Development with Arts and Culture

ULI research shows that creative placemaking provides triple-bottom-line benefits—financial, social, and environmental—for all stakeholders. Now, more so than ever, its approaches will prove indispensable to the building (or rebuilding) of strong, healthy cities.

But how do developers plan for creative placemaking? How do they determine the arts and culture focus? How is creative placemaking funded—and what are the returns? ULI members are asking these questions, and more.
New Report: Creative Placemaking

Creative Placemaking: Sparking Development with Arts and Culture presents the business case and process for successful creative placemaking as a potent strategy for building healthy, equitable, attractive, and thriving communities. It offers insights about how creative placemaking—leveraging arts and culture—can spark a creative culture in real estate projects, revitalize communities, and boost financial and other return on investment (ROI) measures for developers. It also provides best practices—information gleaned from research gathered from ULI leaders and others—about how to plan, finance, implement, and manage projects. And it offers examples and case studies illustrating successful creative placemaking across diverse project types and in U.S. cities of various sizes, economic conditions, and geographic locations.

Find inspiration for your own placemaking and development effort